Linda Douma

Linda Douma (born 1944) is a former Miss Canada.[1]

Linda Douma
Linda Douma
Born1944 (age 78–79)
Tofino, Canada

Douma was born in Tofino and raised in Sidney, British Columbia,[2] where her family moved when she was two years old.[3] She studied Spanish and French at the University of Victoria.[4] She won the Miss Sidney and Miss PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) Pageants in 1963 as well. [5]

Her selection in 1964 as Miss Canada was based on a talent competition, where she sang a folk song, and on her appearance in a bathing suit and in an evening dress.[6] Her prizes were a $1000 scholarship and $5000 in various tokens, which included a watch, a necklace, a console radio-phonograph, a wardrobe, and a three-week trip to Hawaii. She was also secured a job with an annual salary exceeding $5000,[7] and was selected to represent Canada at various public events around the world.[8]

Douma was the first Miss Canada winner to travel abroad, which included trips to Hong Kong and Japan,[9] and Cyprus.[3]

References
  1. Canada 1962-76[Usurped!]. pageantopolis.com
  2. Gentile, Patrizia (2020-11-01). Queen of the Maple Leaf: Beauty Contests and Settler Femininity. UBC Press. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-0-7748-6415-2.
  3. Loudon, Pete (1964-11-16). "Best part is coming home to you". Times Colonist. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ""Just Plain Linda Douma" returns after exciting year". Nanaimo Daily News. 1965-09-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. Chloe Hale (August 28, 2014) Miss Sidney: Past, Present and Future? seasidemagazine.ca
  6. "Island girl chosen as Miss Canada". Times Colonist. 1964-11-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. "Miss Canada Gifted". The Montreal Gazette November 11, 1964
  8. University of Victoria Archives
  9. Meyer, Robert (1967). Festivals U.S.A. & Canada. I. Washburn.
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